As the Bombay High Court has promulgated an SOP mandating physical appearances in all subordinate courts and full-strength attendance in two shifts daily from 1st December, many lawyers are perplexed. Raju Z. Moray gives a poetic voice to their concerns..——–.If this is not plain crazy.It certainly seems whimsical.After hyping up the Virtual.We are going back to Physical.To improve some statistics.And to prevent the likely rifts.Wise Milords have ordained.Let's now work in two shifts.SOPs are comprehensive.And rules must not be bent.Attendance in all the courts.Must now be 100 percent.Never mind the hardships.Or extensions of lockdown.Please be there on time.And don't forget your gown.Yes, we know you still cannot.Travel as you desire by train.But we have gone by feelings.Not wishing to tax the brain.If you cannot make it on time.Don't mention cases out of turn.No harm will be caused at all.We are sitting just to adjourn.Then why take the trouble to sit.Someone may quite logically ask.Justice must appear to be done.And that is a Herculean task..(Raju Z Moray is an advocate who practices law in the Bombay High Court when not puncturing bloated egos. He is the creator of 'Gobble D. Gook', his alter-ego, who figured in the 'Court Jester' columns of 'The Lawyers'.)
